Insider Invitations: One More Reason to Subscribe

There’s been a lot of discussion and indeed panic around the subject of the European Data Protection Legislation (GDPR) that’s being enforced as of May 25th, 2018. When the discussion starts I find myself being glad that consumers are being protected in this way.

In fact, I take the view that not only consumers are being ultimately protected but we as marketers also bear the fruit of that legislation.

Isn’t it far more effective to be interacting with someone who wants to hear from you than someone who is worn down by your “marketing funnel” and not really engaged with you.

Considering The Marketing Funnel

I’m a believer in the Marketing Funnel. It’s the building of a process that allows you to interact appropriatelyat each stage in the decision making journey of your potential customer.

If done correctly, you get to lead your target customers (i.e. the ones who fit) through to purchase… a purchase that they are ultimately delighted to follow through on.

And I completely concur with that view. What struck me though is this quote from Mark…

The aim today is to become a habit, part of the fabric of a customer’s life.

And that in itself, is what prompted this post today.

How could I produce content that added so much value that it could become part of the fabric of a customer’s life.

That’s the goal.

If you hold that thought in mind as you create content and as you communicate… it will certainly bring a different focus… if you start your content day asking the question “how can I become part of the fabric of a customer’s life”… you will ultimately change what you write…

Further you will create a space to learn about your customer instead of focusing on what you want to say… you will concentrate on what they want / need to hear.

This is a worthy marketing effort.

Now Comes the Action Part.

What can I do today and in turn what can you do today to become part of the fabric of your customer’s life.

This is what I’ve come up with so far.

And I always reserve the right to allow that to evolve.

Insider Invitations: One More Reason to Subscribe

If you’re an existing subscriber to this blog you will have already received an insider invitation to a live interview with Seattle based Entrepreneur, founder Rand Fishkin.

This will be the first of many Insider Invitations that I’ll issue first to members of How Great Marketing Works and then to Subscribers to this Blog.

I wanted to give you one more reason to subscribe… something of value that you could get simply because you subscribed.

And an interview with Rand Fishkin is something that is very worthy of that mantle.

Later interviews will be posted as recordings so do make sure to subscribe if you’d like that same access again.

ABOUT RAND FISHKIN

If you don’t know who he is already, let me share with you… Rand Fishkinis the founder of SEO powerhouse Moz. If you want to know anything about SEO that’s where you go. Moz is now a $45 million dollar a year software business and Rand just left to start something new. In this blog post on his last day this is what he said…

“On a scale of 0-10, where 0 is “fired and escorted out of the building by security” and 10 is “left entirely of his own accord on wonderful terms,” my departure is around a 4.”

This is a story worth telling and hearing.

I’m looking forward to sharing it with you and if you like you can join me and ask questions live and in person.

I’d love to have you there and if you can’t make it this time make sure to subscribe to get that insider invitation to the next interview.